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Drag march draws thousands in SF

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 11, 2023

Kye Timmons, 33, a queer transgender therapist who works with transgender youth, said they were marching because, "I want young people to grow up into adults."

Mother's day: new women's bar at the former Esta Noche

  • BARS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 11, 2023

Queer women have a new watering hole, Mother Bar in the Mission District, thanks to Malia Spanyol. Queer women and their friends of all ages are responding, Spanyol is thrilled.

Out in the World: US leads historic call for the UN Security Council to protect LGBTQ people

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 31, 2023

The United States led a coalition of countries, along with the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, and called upon the U.N. Security Council to better integrate LGBTQ human rights under its international peace and security mandate.

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 23, 2023

Aicha Tahirou, a lesbian who was born and raised in Niger, came to the United States for a better life. What she discovered is her political voice.

Magical India has everything queer travelers want

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 15, 2023

As I'm packing my bags to return to India to visit my girlfriend's family, I am revisiting my trip to India in 2020 right before the COVID pandemic.

Out in the World: India's Supreme Court sends same-sex marriage case to Constitution Bench

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 15, 2023

India's Supreme Court on March 13 sent the country's consolidated same-sex marriage case to a five-judge Constitution Bench.

Out in the World: LGBTQ, ally immigration advocates protest Biden's proposed asylum policy

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 1, 2023

LGBTQ immigration advocates joined Democratic congressmembers in expressing disappointment in the Biden administration's decision to abandon its proposed immigration changes and instead pivot to Trump-style asylum rules in the face of legal challenges.

Hilton addresses SF Creating Change complaints

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 24, 2023

The Hilton Hotels of San Francisco Union Square responded to Creating Change conference attendees' allegations that some staff allegedly discriminated against and harassed some attendees and others in a statement to the Bay Area Reporter.

Trans TV star leads protest at SF Creating Change confab

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 22, 2023

"Pose" star and transgender activist Angelica Ross staged a protest against Creating Change at the conference's closing plenary in San Francisco February 20, unhappy with alleged anti-trans incidents at the host hotels and problems with the conference.

Out in the World: Photo book provides an intimate look inside queer Chinese youths' lives

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 16, 2023

A new photo book, "Solace: Portraits of Queer Chinese Youth helps give LGBTQ Chinese youth a voice at a period in their country's history when its government is cracking down on homosexuality and being queer is taboo.

Out in the World: Japan's PM apologizes for anti-same-sex marriage comments, fires top aide

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2023

Rather than roses and chocolates to start the month that celebrates love, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and one of his top aides faced criticism within parliament and from the public for comments seen as being anti-same-sex marriage.

National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change heads to SF for 1st time

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 8, 2023

Thousands of LGBTQ activists from around the United States will descend upon San Francisco for the National LGBTQ Task Force's 35th annual Creating Change conference.

Out in the World: OutRight launches humanitarian and global development program

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 1, 2023

OutRight Action International is launching a new humanitarian and global development initiative.

Out in the World: Pope Francis calls for decriminalization of homosexuality

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 27, 2023

Pope Francis this week called for the decriminalization of homosexuality worldwide and said "being homosexual isn't a crime."

Out in the World: UK squashes Scotland's gender self-determination bill

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 19, 2023

Tensions are rising between the United Kingdom's national government and Scotland over transgender rights.

Out professor co-chairs Skyline's ethnic studies dept.

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 18, 2023

Black nonbinary queer professor Arnetta Villela-Smith is co-chairing Skyline College's new ethnic studies department that was recently launched.

Dignity/SF turns 50 with a year of celebrations planned

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 18, 2023

Dignity/San Francisco, a group for LGBTQ Roman Catholics, is marking its golden anniversary with a year of celebrations, kicking off with a special liturgy and reception Sunday, January 22.

Out in the World: Kenyan police arrest four suspects in killing of gay activist

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 12, 2023

Police in Kenya have arrested four people in connection to the gruesome January 2 killing of gay fashion designer, model, and activist Edwin Chiloba.

Project maps queer Oakland with elders' stories

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 11, 2023

Queer and lesbian oral storytelling professional Elena Botkin-Levy's Mapping Queer Oakland brings the city's diverse and unique LGBTQ stories to light.

Out in the World: LGBTQ rights at the center of tug of war globally in 2022

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 4, 2023

LGBTQ people around the world faced challenges with ongoing attacks and groundbreaking wins in an action-packed 2022.